George Brown

George Brown (29 November 1818-9 May 1880) was Premier of Ontario from 2 to 6 August 1858, interrupting John A. Macdonald's two terms, and Senator for Lambton from 16 December 1873 to 25 March 1880. He was a politicial of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Biography
George Brown was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 29 November 1818, the son of a progressive Presbyterian father. The family moved to New York in 1837 and to Canada in 1843, with Brown appreciating British parliamentarism more than American republicanism. Brown became a successful journalist and publisher, founding the Toronto Globe, and he served as Premier of Ontario for just four days in August 1858. In 1873, he was appointed Senator from Lambton, Ontario by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie, and he promoted westward expansion and opposed Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's policies. He retired in March 1880, and he was shot and mortally wounded by a former employee from the Globe less than two months later.